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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIN)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (MIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIA)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Cam Smith
CB
Players traded away
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Ezra Cleveland
OG
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Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA-
A passer of the future in Daniels, and a D, for the Vikings.

The Vikings did not so much draft Drake Nugent as overpay for him, 46 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

Whatever Jayden Daniels becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick31 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 31 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Payton Wilson. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick55 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
They did well to land Adisa Isaac in Round 2, Pick 23, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in the 94th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick109 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in the 109th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
They liked Theo Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 125. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick130 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
They reached a country mile for Mason McCormick at slot 130, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at the 156th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick157 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent in Round 5, Pick 21 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
By-the-book stuff, Luke McCaffrey at No. 166 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Frank Gore Jr. in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick190 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 190 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick200 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
The board had cheaper options than JD Bertrand at the 200th overall pick, and it noticed. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick215 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Johnny Dixon in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Eric Watts
Somehow Eric Watts was still sitting there in pick No. 229, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.